by Kellen Henry | Oct 19, 2009 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON–Program Coordinator Tom Munson used to keep a waiting list of openings for potential new students in the solar energy technician program at San Juan College in Farmington, N.M. He stopped keeping track after the backlog was at eight years. Submitted...
by Kellen Henry | Oct 7, 2009 | Business & Tech, Environment
Wind Turbine Tariffs by country, from the World Trade Organization (Kellen Henry/MNS) WASHINGTON—The U.S. could fall behind in the green technology race and lose the potential to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs if it does not bolster its trade export policies...
by Kellen Henry | Oct 6, 2009 | Environment
Roll over columns to compare this winter’s probable heating fuel costs with last winter. (Kellen Henry/MNS) WASHINGTON—U.S. households could get an 8 percent break on the cost of heating their homes this winter, the Energy Information Administration said on...
by Kellen Henry | Oct 1, 2009 | Environment
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., after they unveiled the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act this week. (Kellen Henry/MNS) WASHINGTON — New legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gases began a potentially arduous ascent...
by Kellen Henry | Sep 29, 2009 | Environment
Ken Burns and Dan Wenk discuss the National Parks and climate change. (Kellen Henry/MNS) WASHINGTON—From the snowy vistas of Alaska’s Denali National Park to the lush hardwood forests of the Great Smoky Mountains, the country’s national parks are as diverse as the...
